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Chris, Thankyou again for all you did. You and Dawn are great examples of how we all should be, Selfless and kind. You didn’t need to help. Especially a complete stranger. I am proud to call you a friend.

this is what we were dealing with all week Three generations of elk hunters AJ, Chris, and myself Me and my boy

AJ wanted to walk up the hill through the thorns to go see his elk . enjoying the afternoon waiting for Chris and My dad to get back with the side by side so we could winch him down the hill AJ made it to his elk. A respectable 6x5

But that is exactly what that bull did. We got AJ on the death grip, had the turrets dialed for a 480 yd shot. Turn the camera on to aim, and my heart sinks. The camera is blown out, over exposed, and we can’t make out anything. Than I decided to pull the camera off and I would have to aim for him while he pulled the trigger. So I put my eye behind the glass and told him to pull the trigger when I say shoot. “SHOOT!” BOOM!!! Chris and I both see that bull drop. i couldn’t be a prouder dad at that moment. I hugged AJ to the ground. “You did it buddy! Hes dead! You dropped him right there!” Chris and I couldn’t believe it. The week had been such a grind. And the sense of relief that came over myself was almost too much to handle. My boy, has overcome so much. To live with Cerebral Palsy and an intellectual disability yet fulfill a dream of hunting. All I wanted out of this hunt was to see him push himself. And he did. And HE NEVER ONCE COMPLAINED.

We went with max nations from Steve wards, awesome time got our cranes and then some ducks and quail. Would definitely recommend him over the other option I was going to go with he was a little flakey.

Selling my 87 samurai Purchased 2 years ago to build my own still haven’t touched it pm for questions $1900

I was lucky enough to have drawn the first hunt in the Picacho Mountains (37A east) six years after the reintroduction of sheep to the area. Because the area is so close to my home I chose to go about the hunt self guided. First call was to AZG&F to figure out what I had gotten myself into. Officer Smallwood, the manager for 37A, kept me on the phone for well over an hour during my first phone call to him. He gave me areas to access the mountains and information on where they had been seeing sheep. This was huge. In all, I spent at least one day almost each weekend from beginning of September until the hunt in the area looking for sheep. I managed to wear out a set of tires on my Jeep on that road. Hunted seven days. It was physically and mentally strenuous. At one point, we found ourselves up on the mountain as the sun was setting. Coming down in the dark with headlamps on, moving from cliff to cliff was no picnic. I vowed that if I was ever in that situation again, I'd sleep on top of the mountain and come down in the daylight. I had several friends help out. I was never alone. My hunting partner, Jeff was with me every day of the hunt. Made two new friends from this website. Luis (Lucafu1) and Patrick (PatrickJr) each accompanied me for a day. Solid guys. Helpful to a fault. In fact Patrick glassed up the Ram that I ended up killing, he prepped the cape/head and hauled the meat off the mountain for me! I hope to repay the favor someday. I am including pics from scouting as I had as much fun looking at lambs as I did looking for mature rams! I did not kill the biggest ram in those mountains, nor the oldest. That said, I am super happy with him and he is going to look great on my wall! G&F determined it to be a 6 year old ram (probably born in the Picachos the year they were introduced) He nets 164 inches. An amazing once in a lifetime experience! I totally understand the fascination and addiction to finding sheep in the mountains. I hope to be a helper on somebody's hunt in the future!

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Absolutely one of the best most stressful, fun,and rewarding hunts I've ever been on . I would encourage anyone to do the same thing and help if you can . I'll agree with Dan we definitely needed and got a miracle. For that bull to stop in the only lane to shoot we had . It was just 10 feet wide and uphill. Once that bull dropped it was a absolute sigh of relief . I wanted for Aj to get a elk more than anything and we definitely were on our last chance . I'll give it to Aj he never once complained and was always being a joker . It's my pleasure to call you guys friends.

Elk are running confused as they sometimes do when being shot at. I don’t see an elk on the ground where the spike was, so I quickly start looking for him. My hands are shaky, so I pull out the spotter and find him in amongst the cows. Unscathed. I do my due diligence and go check for blood, knowing he missed. But I always double check. My dad said he would go around to the other side and see if they cross the road over there. Chris and AJ followed him. I look and look and I knew exactly where he had crossed the fence, and I confirm there was no hit. Missing that spike was the beginning of our miracle. the spike in with the cows after the shot As I am walking out to meet Chris and AJ I decide to look up on the hill behind me and I can see elk through my Binos. It’s over a mile so I cannot make out what they are. I see AJ and Chris with my truck further up the field where the road crosses, so I hurry back to them to get the spotter and see if we can find a bull on this hill. sure enough. We can make out a bull. And not a raghorn you would see with a heard of cows like this. He’s a respectable bull. Not a giant, but not one you figure you would see with a heard of cows. We saw smaller bulls in bachelor groups. we meet up with my dad and come up with a game plan. AJ, Chris and I would drive as close to the base of the hill as we felt comfortable so as not to spook them. When looking at them through the Binos it looked like they were going to feed down into the timber, so we figured parking a half mile away could give us a chance to intercept them. we slowly walk up the road picking apart the forest in front of us hoping to see an elk coming through the timber. But they did not. Instead, we started spotting cows on the hill where they were previously. this is the bull up on the hill

We saw bulls everyday of the hunt, except the second to last day. But they were all just in tricky spots to get AJ to. On that Sunday we went back up to where we had seen the injured bull, hoping he would come out. Instead we found the biggest bull we would see the whole hunt, a 320 class bull. AJ was so pumped when we showed him, he was willing to walk out an old road to get within 350 yds of where we had last seen him. There was one problem, the road was full of blow down and thorn bushes, but AJ was willing to try it. I decided to take everything we needed to get a shot off and went as fast as I could to see if it was even possible for him to make it and if not I would go back and stop them so AJ wouldn’t have to go any further. Chris helped him navigate over logs and through the thorn bushes as I went up ahead. AJ was a trooper and made it all the way to the point. But we never turned that bull up again. 3/4 mile in and 3/4 mile back. I couldn’t be prouder! Experiencing this hike with him, a kid with CP, was one of the highlights of this trip. We took a lot of breaks… but he did it! AJ getting ready to hike out

Fast forward to November, we were able to drive the 16 hrs to Show Low the week of Thanksgiving. The plan was to help my dad’s buddy with a deer tag in 32 and then head up to meet Chris the weekend of November 30th. After an unsuccesful opening day of deer season, AJ and I made the miserable drive up 191. We met up with Chris, who had brought his amazing wife to meet us. The reason Chris was up there a week early, was to drop off his camper so that he could bring up his side by side later in the week( which ended up being an invaluable tool for our hunt. It still amazes me the kindness of this man, whom I had never met, who was willing to make the 5 hr drive twice, so that we would have everything we needed. The days leading up to the hunt we scouted quite a bit and found a few bulls and big herds of cows with spikes and raghorns. At one point we had run into a herd of bighorn, in which AJ didn’t seem to be impressed, but Chris and I enjoyed seeing them. I am a photographer, so got out and snapped some photos with my Nikon.

I first want to thank all those who offered help and support on this hunt. I am sorry I didn’t get to it sooner and I will probably post this in pieces as I type. This hunt, the way we were able to hunt, would not have been possible without Chris(CrazyMonkey). When we found out AJ had drawn the tag I immediately set him and his brother up for their hunter Ed course for spring break in March. And I immediately began to wonder how we would pull this off. I was concerned that he would not pass hunters Ed, since he is intellectually disabled and has cerebral palsy. And I have got to hand it to the game and fish officers and employees involved in Hunter ed in Arizona. Even though he had lots of trouble with different aspects of the course, they were more concerned with making sure he had fun while taking the course and assisted him every step of the way. So Thankyou AZGFD, you guys were amazing! We practiced shooting throughout the summer here in Arkansas, and it quickly became clear to me that he needed a lot of assistance with the rifle. After a conversation with the game and fish officer of his unit, he encouraged us to get his CHAMP permit and do what we could to help make the hunt successful, with one exception, AJ needed to be the one pulling the trigger. So I was able to find a camera that attached to the scope, and we started practicing with me helping him aim and telling him when to pull the trigger. He was getting pretty good, so I felt confident.

I agree wholeheartedly.

I am not much of a quail hunter. Honestly, I do not remember the last time I shot a shotgun at a quail or at all for that matter. But I did today at the only place where I can consistently find Quail and that is Winslow. I found a small area with a heavy concentration of Gambel type birds. I missed my first 16-18 shots or so adjusted and hit my last two. If I was at all competent at quail hunting a late season limit would have been possible. It was alot of fun I do not think I will wait this long again to hunt these guys. The terrain is like hunting beach covered with weeds

Socket, drill, torch.

Probably gives you one…

Nice 1 LB Veal Chop with homemade Pirogi. Wife gets the filet side of the chop. Nice Cab also.

Leica geovid. Had them for 20 years won’t get rid of them

Thanks for letting me tag along. I wish i didn't have to got back to flagstaff to pick up my elk meat or I would have been there. I can't believe how many hours we watched this guy not move from his spot. It was funny after about 3 hours. Not for you I am sure. Congrats again!